The outspoken host, 52, didn't hold back with his views as he opened today's show

By Beth Allcock, Showbiz Reporter

19th July 2017, 8:12 am

Updated: 20th July 2017, 12:52 pm

GLEEFUL Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan was in his element today and blasted rival broadcaster BBC as "sexist pigs" after statistics revealed two thirds of its male broadcasters were paid more than their female colleagues.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker came under fire from arch-rival Piers on today's breakfast show

The Beeb revealed the information ahead of today’s BBC Annual Report.

It means that just 32 out of 43,000 BBC employees were women earning over the set amount — despite an eye-watering £194 million a year of taxpayers’ dosh being spent on its talent bill.

Before going on air on today's GMB, Piers took to his Twitter account to take a dig at Dan Walker - his arch rival on-screen and frontman for BBC Breakfast, and posted: "Hi mate, would you come on @GMB to discuss your salary today?"

When presenting the segment, he then bluntly branded the corporation "the biggest bunch of sexist pigs of all time."

Starting his verbal attack he said: "This is quite a funny story isn't it, the old pay panic at the BBC?

"I don't know what our rivals over at BBC Breakfast are doing but I would just love it if Gary Lineker is earning ten times more than what Dan Walker gets."